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Sunday, March 22, 2015

Punished should be the Supreme Court: Protest against “unfair decision on JAL case”

On February 27, 2015, more than 600 people
protested the Supreme Court against its unfair decision on the wrongful
dismissal of Japan Airlines workers. The court failed to appropriately judge
the case, siding with the JAL management. The plaintiffs, who were unfairly
dismissed by the carrier, condemned the court, saying, “Down with the unfair
decision!” and “Punished should be the Supreme Court!” and expressed their
strong determination to continue fighting until all of them will be reinstated.
ITOYA Kin-ichiro, the president of the National Federation of Dockworkers
Unions of Japan who has supported the fired JAL workers, said, “The unjust
decision of the Supreme Court was fixed from the start. The court simply
rejected our appeal. The International Labour Organization (ILO) recommended
discussions for their reinstatement, and the International Transport Workers
Federation (ITF) has supported their struggle against the unjust dismissal.
Such an unfair decision is never accepted in the world as the Supreme Court has
abandoned judicial conscience”. (News for reinstatement of unfairly dismissed
JAL workers No. 432)